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A compendium of information about the American Supreme Court, its processes, members and decisions
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Introduction
1. The Supreme Court: An Institutional Perspective
2. The Supreme Court's Review Process, Caseload, and Cases
3. The Supreme Court's Opinions, Decisions, and Outcome Trends
4. The Justices: Backgrounds, Nominations, and Confirmations
5. The Justices: Post-Confirmation Activities and Departures from the Court
6. The Justices: Oral Argument, Votes, and Opinions
7. The Supreme Court: Its Political and Legal Environment
8. The Supreme Court and Public Opinion
9. The Impact of the Supreme Court
Selected Readings
The compendium includes analytical tables about the judges and decisions: The Justices: Oral Arguments, Votes, and Opinions Also available are classic statements from the bench, such as under Pornography:… hard-core pornography. I shall not … attempt … to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it…. Potter Stewart, concurring, Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), at 197.
1. The Supreme Court: An Institutional Perspective
2. The Supreme Court's Review Process, Caseload, and Cases
3. The Supreme Court's Opinions, Decisions, and Outcome Trends
4. The Justices: Backgrounds, Nominations, and Confirmations
5. The Justices: Post-Confirmation Activities and Departures from the Court
6. The Justices: Oral Argument, Votes, and Opinions
7. The Supreme Court: Its Political and Legal Environment
8. The Supreme Court and Public Opinion
9. The Impact of the Supreme Court
Selected Readings
The compendium includes analytical tables about the judges and decisions: The Justices: Oral Arguments, Votes, and Opinions Also available are classic statements from the bench, such as under Pornography:… hard-core pornography. I shall not … attempt … to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it…. Potter Stewart, concurring, Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964), at 197.
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